Rachel Carson’s after school activities are popular among the students. Three of the most competitive are, Debate, Technology Student Association (TSA) and Model UN.
Rachel Carson’s Debate team
Rachel Carson Middle Schoo...

By: Om Duggineni, Srihan Kotnana, Manav Mam
It’s a fully functional buzzer system. It’s a humanoid robot as big as a human. It's even a glove that can "manipulate” time. It’s Arduino, a project created in 2004 designed to help teach code.
This year, you can now code with Ar...

Currently Fairfax County schools don’t have sports, but why?
“I think that kids are active enough outside of school or involved in a sports program,” says gym teacher Ms. Peterson. "People that are interested the...

The sounds of seventh grade students filing off school buses and educational communication filled the beautiful, serene atmosphere. The Rachel Carson Middle School students, enthusiastic about their scientific trip, have jus...

If a sports broadcasting network were to rank the biggest sports towns in America, the list might go something like this: New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Houston, and Washington D.C. Our Nation’s Capital is home to four major s...

A Chinese New Year consists of hong bao (红包), which translates to lucky red bag, the horde of your whole extended family, but most importantly, food. Chinese food is one of the most iconic type of cuisine. It varies from ...

Candy canes and presents mean the holiday season is upon us. If there is one thing that adds magic to this special holiday, it is the white Christmas.
A white Christmas is when there is snow on Christmas day. Around Norther...

Celebrating the last moments of the year, streamers and confetti float all around creating a colorful illusion. Everyone’s spirit is big and bright as they embrace the new year with eager arms. As clocks strike midnight...

The winter holidays of 2017 for eighth-grade Rachel Carson Middle School students were a flurry of excitement, vacations, new experiences, and a little bit of snow.
As tiny dusts of snow floated through the brisk, cold air of New...

Rachel Carson Middle School students celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 but not everyone celebrates the cheerful holiday the same way. There are many different customs that define the holiday.
Carson prepared for the beginning of winter ...

The sun shone brightly on the day of the year that everyone anticipated. Christmas trees gleamed and sparkled with ornaments as piles of gifts encased the bottom. As students enjoyed the two-week vacation, we wonder what our me...

“Christmas is a time to spend with family and friends,” said Jaden Wang, an eighth-grader at Rachel Carson Middle School.
Many people celebrate Christmas by putting up lights and enjoying with their families and fr...

Secret Santas are a tradition featured at many holiday parties, where a group of people each are assigned a person beforehand and have to find them a personalized gift. Other than its name, nothing about it is religious....